St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-26
The BOYS In BLUE.
Veterans of the Late War Be-
ginning to Gather in
st. Louis.
The California Delegation Be-
comes Very Popular from
the Start.
Mayor Francis Thinks the
Wheeling Incident Will
Not be Repeated.
Gen. Sherman Asserts That He
Doesn't Want to be Com
mander-in-Chief.
Special 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Sept. 25.-If the pas
tors CT many of the city churches
preached to smaller audiences than
usual this morning, and if there were a
great many empty benches at the Sun
day schools in the afternoon, it was
solely because the people of ST. Louis,
old and young, We're obeying the scrip
tural injunction to give welcome to
the strangers that came within their
gates. Right royal, indeed, despite the
proverbial sanctity OF the day, was the
reception accorded to the advance guard
,of the veteran eX-soldierS of the repub-
lie who crossed the big bridge between
daylight and dark. HuZzas from thou
sands of throatS greeted them as they
alghted from their trains and the
march to their respective headquarters
under numberleSS arches and through
miles of gaily decorated streets was one
continual ovation. It was great Sun
Gay for st. Louis, and a memorable one
for those of its guests who had
FOUGHT AND BI.ED
that the Union might be preserved.
The train that carried the Wis s:onsin
delegation was the first to arrive. The
clock in the city hall was striking
when it came to a full stop i'll the union
depot. There were thousands inside
and as many more outside. Seventeen
of the boys i'll blue, forming the special
escort : to Gov. Rusk, alighted
from the forward car. Nine of
them We're minus an arm, five.
were on crutches. Back of them APP
peared the towering form of the gov
ernor himself, and as the eighteen
formed in line, with Robert ChiverS
post, of Milwaukee, and its fife and
drum corps at their head, volume of
cheers went up that fairly shook the
roof of the structure. The ovation
was repeated when the delegation
arrived i'll front of the Lindell and
THREE TINES THREE
was given by the occupants of the
crowded lobby as the veterans marched
through III single file. In the ladies'
parlGr local committee was in waiting
to welcome them. IF you see anything
You want aSk for it, said Col. ID. Z.
Dwyer. If you DON'T see anybody to
ask, take it, The governor promised
that the injunction would be
strictly obeyed. Fifty comrades
frcm Albany, Utica, Syracuse and
Buffalo in escort OF Department Com
about O'Clock. With them were a score
OF members of the Women's Relief
cGrpS. \ thousand more OF the comrades
from New York state will be here 10
morrow. On the same train was dele
CATION of twenty from the convention of
the eX-prisonerS OF war, held in Chicago
last week, with q. w. Mcintosh, of that
city, at its head. They will present to
the national encaInpihent the reSolu-
= tons adopted by the conventiaIh urg-
ing the granting OF
SPECIAL PENSIONS. +s.s..
to eX-pensioners and will ask their in
dOrSement. Six hundred boxes Of wine
and two carloads Of fruit and agricul-
tural products were in the baggage cars
on the rear end of the train that
brought i'll the California delegation
this afternoon. The posts, not only of
California, but of Nevada, Arizona and
a solitary one that has been brought
into existence in the Sandwich Islands,
were represented in the delegations, and
a jollier crowd could scarcely be
imagined. Headquarters were at once
established at the Laclede, 400 boxes of
the wine was conveyed to the ante-room
and committee was dispatched to NO
THY the posts at the obstetrics that the
Californians were keeping open house.
Still another committee was appointed
to corral any wearer of a Grand Army
badge to be found upon the streets.
Few of them needed second invitation
and for the rest Of the day and evening
standing room in the headquarters and
their approaches was
AT A PREMIUM.
There are nearly three hundred COM
radeS III the delegation, together with
one hundred and fifty members of the
Woman S Relief corps. the largest dele
CATION of this order from any depart
ment. There was caucus this evening
of the Californians, and it is reported
that 1t had reference to nominee for
commander-in-chief. This, however,
was denied by Department Commander
G. S. Salomon and Assistant Adjutant
Tayler, who also gave an emphatic de-
nial to the statement teiegraphed from
San Francisco that the majority
of the delegation had decided to vote
for Gen. Sherman for the position. The
question, they said, had not been dis
cusSed either before leaving home or en-
route and the delegation Is entirely uI-
pledged. About 800 of the
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA VETERANS
came in tonight and 1,500 additional
from the same regions will be here be-
fore daylight. Their badges are
attached to a silver grasshopper
with metal sunflower' pendant
The California insignia is a gOId-plated
grizzly bear. Tonight small army of
workmen is engaged in giving the fin
iShing touches to the decorations on the
buildings in the business center of the
city, while the visitors are fraternizing
at each others headquarters. Inter
views with many of the delegates al
ready upon the ground indicate that
decided effort will be made to
suppress any discussion of the
rebel flag matter i'll the
meetings of the National encampment.
and the indications are that any attempt
to raise the question will be vigorously
sat down upon, nor will any Opportu-
nity be afforded, during the parade on
Tuesday, for repetition of
THE WHEELING INCIDENT.
No Cleveland banners will be swung
over the heads of the marching hosts.
At least, this is the determination
officially promulgated of Mayor Fran
els, who says that he does not propose
that any persons in search
of cheap notoriety shall at
tain it at the expense of t! e
hospitality that st. Louis desires to ex-
tend to the veterans. Applications
were made to him to-day for permission
to hang the banners of the California.
Kansas and other departments on ropes
attached to the opposite building from
their headquarters, but in each case
refusal was returned, and attention was
called to a city ordinance which inn